2026 UK Graduate Cost and Carbon Intelligence Consultancy Career Path

Overview

Graduate consultant analyzing cost and carbon data for sustainable infrastructure projects.

Key Responsibilities

• data capture
• reporting
• database management
• cost allocation
• data analysis
• data compliance

Tasks

-Drive innovation by continuously improving data capture methodologies and tools. -Create compelling reports and visualisations that empower clients to make data-driven, sustainable choices. -Maintain and enhance databases, ensuring they reflect evolving standards and inflationary trends. -Apply yardsticks and allocate costs to assets with precision and integrity. -Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to capture, validate, and analyse cost and carbon data across project lifecycles. -Ensure contractor data aligns with client standards, promoting transparency and consistency.

Requirements

• problem solving
• business analytics
• communication
• proactive
• detail orientation

What You Bring

-Demonstrates a structured and analytical approach to problem solving. -Business Analytics -Communicates effectively and clearly with clients and colleagues. -Proactively takes initiative to complete tasks efficiently and independently. -Delivers high quality written work with strong attention to detail and clarity.

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Benefits

-Opportunities to work on global projects and learn from diverse, inclusive teams. -A structured graduate development programme with mentoring, training, and clear pathways for growth. -Contributory pension up to 7% of your salary: we have the best people on our team, and we like to look out for them. With our support, you’ll have all the advice and options you need to be able to invest in your future. -Biannual salary reviews: we believe that hard work should be rewarded and recognised. Therefore, for the first three years of your career with us, you’ll have biannual salary reviews. -A flexible benefits scheme: our company is made up of a range of different people and we understand that different people want different things. That’s why with our flexible plan, you’ll have the ability to manage the range of benefits we have on offer, to suit your specific needs. -A competitive salary: in addition to biannual reviews, we will ensure that you’re given a salary that matches the current industry standard. -The chance to make a real difference - helping shape resilient, low-carbon infrastructure that benefits communities for generations. -Agile working options to support your personal wellbeing and work-life balance.

About Mott Macdonald

-Delivering complex projects that require both technical expertise and strategic vision. -Design of major infrastructure and transport systems. -Specializing in sustainable solutions to address challenges and capitalize on opportunities. -History built on innovation and forward-thinking engineering, consistently delivering impactful results.

Sector Specialisms

Interview Process

-application deadline: friday 24th october -assessment centres held in late november/early december

Visa Sponsorship

-mott macdonald does not offer skilled worker visa sponsorship -applicants on graduate visa or other time‑limited visas will not be considered -candidates must be uk british nationals or have lived in the uk for 5+ years, or be eligible for non‑sponsorship immigration routes

Security Clearance

-security clearance required, typically requiring uk british nationality or 5 years uk residency